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May 25 - Porto Azzurro in Elba

Portoferraio in Elba
My objective today was to get some rest and I did. I lazed around the hotel all day reading except for a short trip with Julie Leever and Tim Presar to the COOP to pick up Happy Hour supplies and lunch fixings. Tim and I shared prosciutto and cheese on rolls on the terrace at the hotel. It was not very exciting, but it was inexpensive and filling. I also bought some bananas for tomorrow and some bottled water. The tap water does not taste good.
I saw several people from our group coming back from various excursions – some by bicycle, some by motor scooter and some by foot. A few went swimming in the Mediterranean. I heard stories later about all of the things I missed.
The weather was hot.
I finally got out after Happy Hour and went to dinner with several others at Ristoranti Delfino Verde, a waterside restaurant. I had stockfish in a tomato based sauce with potatoes along with a green salad. The meal was light and refreshing. We sat outside next to the water at a long table. The weather had cooled off a bit and it was very pleasant. When we split up the bill, we discovered that we put in too much money, so we all stopped for gelato.
Bob and Ann in Italy 2011

